Articles by Roman Travers
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Opinion
Roman Travers: New Zealand can't afford tax cuts
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:13amWith any promise there’s always an element of wiggle room, misinterpretation, or perhaps reversing out at high speed. Although...
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Roman Travers: Finally, there is good news
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 9:44amIf you feel as though you’ve been living in some kind of whack job, futuristic Netflix series when it comes to this country’s...
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Roman Travers: New Zealand needs more funding to get tourism back on track
Monday, 29 January 2024, 2:03pmNew Zealand needs a great deal in order to get back on track, printing money and once again becoming an almost first world...
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Roman Travers: It seems the Associate Health Minister has lost the plot
Friday, 26 January 2024, 7:32amFor the record, New Zealand doesn’t have a minister for the tobacco industry. Or does it? The Associate Health Minister,...
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Roman Travers: What is achieved by Mitre 10 changing the names?
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 9:02amMore so than ever, we live in a world where virtually everyone is outraged or offended more frequently. There’s never been...
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Roman Travers: Seems like no one really knows how to run the Health Ministry
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 8:16amYesterday we became aware of yet another giant leap backwards for the mankind of New Zealand, based upon an entirely retrospective...
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Roman Travers: Don't stop whingeing
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 9:22amIt’s fair to say that we all love nothing better than to complain about what gets up our collective noses right? Whether...
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Roman Travers: How NZ sits on the global financial stage
Friday, 10 November 2023, 7:33amIt's been 27 days since New Zealand general election. 27 days of relative peace, calm, and tranquillity, even though our...
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Roman Travers: Any political party - just promise to fix NZ and then actually fix it once you’ve won
Friday, 11 August 2023, 8:18amGetting to work on time isn’t usually an issue for me. I have a well-staged and orchestrated routine that has me rolling...
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Roman Travers: The only way we can make a difference is you and me choosing where we bank
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 9:02amYesterday's news that another of our major banks has made another record profit, just about had me falling off my financially...
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Roman Travers: Remember, no politician can determine your future
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 11:03amLook, when it comes to having a political view and an editorial opportunity, the expectation is often that I should combine...
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Roman Travers: How do NZ's primary industries diversify to keep ahead of global markets?
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 8:50amYou'll be well and truly aware that when our primary producers do well, the whole country benefits. When our farmers, orchardists...
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Roman Travers: Which dangling carrot will you chase?
Monday, 29 May 2023, 7:28amWasn't it reassuring to hear some promising promises made by the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins over the weekend? The promises...
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Roman Travers: I don't think we'll become a republic any time soon
Monday, 8 May 2023, 7:07amWhat an astonishing weekend it’s been, right? There aren’t many of us that are old enough to remember in great detail the...
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Roman Travers: Kiwis are off to Australia
Monday, 24 April 2023, 7:15amThere's never been a more important time to introduce a stringent bonding policy to encourage qualified Kiwi's to remain...
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Roman Travers: Here's hoping yesterdays report leads to better equipping of police and laws to support them
Friday, 21 April 2023, 8:43amI doubt that many of us will ever forget the protest action that took place for three weeks on the grounds of Parliament...
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Roman Travers: Keeping chooks is no poultry matter, so make sure you know the requirements
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 8:48amThe soaring cost of living is pushing every one of us to reconsider which groceries remain a priority. For some, this may...
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Roman Travers: Do you really trust any government not to tinker with tax dials once an election is won?
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 8:52amHow many times in recent decades have you heard the call for a better and fairer tax system? How many times have we heard...
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Roman Travers: Shouldn't we all aim to be professional drivers regardless of what we're in control of?
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 7:58amOne of the key benefits of any vehicle that's well branded with company logos, is that when you see appalling acts of stupidity...
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Roman Travers: If Govts really wanted to make change, our waterways would already be improving
Friday, 14 April 2023, 8:57amI measure the quality of the summer season by how many swims I have, this summer I managed just one swim. Not my proudest...
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Roman Travers: Finn Fisher-Black a bright spot of news amongst the gloom
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 8:40amIt can be incredibly difficult not to fall in line with the narrative of doom and gloom, instead of celebrating the good...
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Roman Travers: Is NZ becoming famous for poor infrastructure rather than our stunning natural features?
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 7:24amI hope you had a fabulous long Easter weekend and that you got to enjoy some of the many aspects that make New Zealand a...
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Roman Travers: Wayne Brown and the Weather
Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:57amWhat the weather brought to vast parts of predominantly the North Island over the long weekend will hopefully not be seen...
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Roman Travers: Do you see communal living as a way forward?
Friday, 27 January 2023, 8:07amEvery time I’m confronted with what people are pay for rent I am completely shocked at how anyone can afford to part with...
